Nelson DeMille and his Long Island roots
Nelson DeMille is one of Long Island's most famous authors and we sat down with him in his Garden City writing room on April 28, 2015 to talk about where he gets his ideas and what the future holds for him. (Credit: Newsday/Chris Ware)

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Co-authors Harrison Hunt and Bill Bleyer discuss and sign copies of "Long Island and the Civil War: Queens, Nassau and Suffolk During the War Between the States." At 7 p.m., Bayville Free Library, 34 School St., Bayville; 516-628-2765, bayvillefreelibrary.org

Thursday, June 18

Center Moriches author Matthew McGevna and Kaylie Jones, faculty member at Stony Brook Southampton, speak about and sign their new novels "Little Beasts" and "The Anger Meridian." At 7 p.m., Book Revue, 313 New York Ave., Huntington; 631-271-1442, bookrevue.com